Notre Dame captain Scott Martin will miss at least two weeks and might never again play for the Irish because of recurring knee problems.

Martin, a sixth-year senior from Valparaiso, Ind., already has had ACL surgery and an operation to repair a torn meniscus on the left knee.

Scott Martin injury update: Notre Dame will be without its captain for the foreseeable future. (AP Photo)

He played 18 minutes Monday night in the loss to Georgetown, and coach Mike Brey said Wednesday it’s time to shut down Martin and see if rest can bring relief to his aching knee.

Considering Martin’s medical history, Brey said he must prepare as if his captain might never be able to return.

"Yesterday for me, I was like, how are we going to play?" Brey said Wednesday. "I still don't have those answers. I think you'll see a little bit of everything on Saturday.

"I think I have to have a really open mind to that, and it could be a revolving door. If somebody jumps up there and takes that, and that's how we play with that group, great. But I think I'm going into it thinking, we're looking at everybody in a gold (practice) shirt."

No. 24 Notre Dame plays at South Florida on Saturday afternoon, and Brey isn’t sure who’ll take Martin’s minutes in the playing rotation. He said Zach Auguste, Austin Burgett, Garrick Sherman and Tom Knight all have a shot to start and/or pick up additional playing time. Martin was averaging 7.9 points and 5.9 rebounds in 29 minutes per game.

"If they have to play their way into it a little bit, the young guys, we can do that," Brey said. "There's a lot of games left. If we have to learn on the fly for a while to have what need to have in February, that's what we have to do."